Monthly Archives: January 2016

I decided that I would draw and paint all the art supplies that I brought on the trip. Ha, as if…. I managed to do my two palettes, that’s it Jen finished her European street scene Good texture on the … Continue reading →

So sad, we’re nearing the end of arting in paradise……….. Continuing on with my attempts at architecture, I tried a Market Scene, from a photo. In my Watercolor Journal, drew it in pencil, then re-drew it with indelible ink, and … Continue reading →

I really love street scenes, and market scenes, and looking down alley ways in Italy – that sort of content, but I find DOING them really intimidating, so naturally I’m going to try to get better at them. My last … Continue reading →

We’re still hard at it, every day! Mine I decided to outline the turtle image with Black Acrylic Paint, as I’ve done with some of my bigger acrylic paintings. This technique doesn’t work on these small pieces, I quickly found … Continue reading →

Man, we were productive today. We both did some of our local denizens – roosters, doves and feral Cats Mine I’m including the photo we worked from, because otherwise the neck looks soooo phony! Jen’s I also did some … Continue reading →

We discovered that I can download images onto our eReaders! This is so useful for drawing while we’re at the beach. Jen’s iPad does not display images well in full sun, but the eReaders are backlit, so we can see … Continue reading →